Accident Sikorsky S-76A N27422, 01 Nov 1984
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Date:01-NOV-1984
Time:11:24 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76A
Owner/operator:Petroleum Helicopters (PHI)
Registration: N27422
MSN: 760139
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:off Hainan Island -   China
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Oil Rig No 4
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in the South China Sea after an uncontained LH engine failure 2 minutes after take off and an apparent shut down of the RH operating engine.

Sources:

WAAS
ICAO Accident Digest 1984 / no 31


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Nov-2012 04:09 TB Added
31-Jan-2013 08:16 TB Updated [Narrative]
25-Feb-2013 06:51 TB Updated [Narrative]
28-Feb-2013 11:58 TB Updated [Operator, Narrative]
28-Sep-2014 20:36 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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